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I wish I could convey just how good these watermelons have been. Their flesh is firm and the taste is just incredible! I've haven't eaten a watermelon anywhere near this good, since I was a small child in Texas.

Saldana CrimsonSweets also develop an overall yellowish cast when they are ripe. Finally, a watermelon that tells you when it ready to pick!

Rick,
Been awhile mister, but the seeds you sent me are up. I dropped them on March 17th, and they took about 50 days (or so) to germinate, breaking my all time best record for 'the longest' seed germination time span.

I thought I had lost them, but we had some really harsh roller coaster type temps this spring, most likely they were planted too soon and maybe too deep, but I never gave up on them.
I knew the seed was good quality by the looks of them, But anyway...they go in the patch this week after this final cold snap passes. (yea right) That is what I said last month too.

I will use this thread to track their progress, as I am not sure how many people in the deep south have had these grown before.
Thanks and enjoy-

This watermelon did real good for me here in North Alabama. It is one of the best and sweetest I have grown. I have a few of the seed I ordered last year started this year. I hope they will germinate. I also saved some of the seed from one of the sweetest melons from last year. Only problem is I had other watermelons in the garden last year. They may have crossed. If these don't germinate I will try the saved seed this year and reorder seed for next year. This watermelon is everything they say it is.

This watermelon did real good for me here in North Alabama. It is one of the best and sweetest I have grown. I have a few of the seed I ordered last year started this year. I hope they will germinate. I also saved some of the seed from one of the sweetest melons from last year. Only problem is I had other watermelons in the garden last year. They may have crossed. If these don't germinate I will try the saved seed this year and reorder seed for next year. This watermelon is everything they say it is.

I tried them last year. I planted the seed outside on June 1. This turned out to be a little late, but I got 3 melons. The first one I picked way too early, not knowing exactly what was meant by the color change that happens when it is ripe. I never thought it would be such a dramatic change, but it is. The last one I picked was delicious. Even that first one was sweet even though it wasn't totally ripe. I had hoped to get them started on May 1, but again I didn't do it. So I guess I'll try now and at least get a 2 week head start over last year.

Been awhile mister, but the seeds you sent me are up. I dropped them on March 17th, and they took about 50 days (or so) to germinate, breaking my all time best record for 'the longest' seed germination time span. - Blanesgarden

Blane, watermelons don't germinate very well if the ground temperature is under 70 degrees. Most of my watermelons germinate in 5 to 7 days. Also, be sure you don't plant your seeds any deeper than about 1/2 an inch. Any deeper than that and they can die before they can reach the surface. Here in Idaho, I have to start them indoors in seedling trays; otherwise the watermelons won't have enough time to fully ripen. I also hand pollinate the female flowers in order to get the watermelons growing as soon as possible.

I planted 4 of these and all 4 came up in 6 days, big healthy looking seedlings. I may have to give a couple away as I don't have a lot of room and didn't know if they'd all germinate. Really looking forward to sampling them.